What to Do in São Paulo in November 2026: Sepultura’s Farewell and a Month of One-Night-Only Shows
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Key Facts
—Sepultura’s goodbye. The Brazilian metal pioneers play the final concert of their 42-year career at Arena Pacaembu on 7 November.
—One-night-only month. M.I.A., The White Buffalo, JMSN, Social Distortion, Ty Segall, Hot Chip, Of Monsters and Men and A Perfect Circle all play single São Paulo dates.
—Formula 1. The São Paulo Grand Prix takes over Interlagos from 6 to 8 November.
—Festival weekend. Best of Blues and Rock brings Eddie Vedder and Roger Daltrey to Ibirapuera on 20–22 November; Babymetal close the month on the 28th.
—Three holidays. Finados on 2 November, Proclamação da República on the 15th and Consciência Negra on Friday the 20th — the last makes a long weekend.
If you are wondering what to do in São Paulo this November, start with the loudest goodbye in Brazilian music: Sao Paulo in November 2026 is built around Sepultura’s farewell at Pacaembu, ringed by a run of one-night-only international shows.
The concert calendar is a metalhead’s month with wide detours: club shows stack up at Audio in Barra Funda, the Formula 1 Grand Prix fills Interlagos on the first full weekend, and the Best of Blues and Rock festival closes out the month in Ibirapuera park.
Three national holidays break up the weeks, and the season’s big museum shows all run through the month. Here is November in order.
Sao Paulo in November: the concert calendar
Sunday 1 November
M.I.A.
Audio Club, Barra Funda · R$465 (about US$91), half-price R$232.50, via Eventim
The British-Sri Lankan artist behind “Paper Planes” opens the month in the city’s hardest-working club. Details.
Friday 6 – Sunday 8 November
Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix
Autódromo de Interlagos · Tickets via the official Formula 1 channels
Three days of racing at one of the calendar’s most loved tracks — expect packed bars in Vila Madalena all weekend. Our guide.
Saturday 7 November
Sepultura — “Celebrating Life Through Death”, the final concert
Arena Pacaembu · Gates 3 p.m., show 8:30 p.m. · From R$150 (about US$28), via Ticketmaster Brasil · 16+
Forty-two years of Brazilian metal end where they belong — in São Paulo, with guests Krisiun, Sacred Reich and Metal Allegiance. Details.
Saturday 7 November
The White Buffalo
Audio Club, Barra Funda · Price from the venue
American outlaw country and folk noir, on an eight-city Brazilian run — the quieter alternative the same night. Details.
Sunday 8 November
Ocean Alley
Audio Club, Barra Funda · Tickets via Ticket360
Australian psych-rock to wind down the race weekend. Details.
Wednesday 11 November
Marty Friedman — Live Drama tour
Manifesto Bar, Barra Funda · Tickets via Ingreso
The former Megadeth guitarist, a longtime Japan resident, brings his guitar clinic of a live show to a club room. Details.
Saturday 14 November
JMSN — Soft Spot tour
Cine Joia, Barra Funda · Price from the venue
Alternative R&B from Detroit, with Brazilian singer Meaple opening. Details.
Saturday 14 November
Social Distortion
Vibra São Paulo · Price from the venue
Four decades of California punk rock in one of the city’s best-sounding rooms. Details.
Sunday 15 November
Ty Segall
Audio Club, Barra Funda · R$180–520 (about US$35–102) · 18+ · Solidarity ticket in exchange for a kilo of food
The garage-rock workhorse’s first Brazil show after almost twenty years of records. Details.
Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 November
Mariah Carey — Christmas Time Tour
Nubank Parque · Tickets via Eventim Brasil
Two stadium nights after the first sold through — the Christmas catalogue lands in São Paulo before the tour’s Rio date. Details.
Friday 20 – Sunday 22 November
Best of Blues and Rock
Parque Ibirapuera · Tickets via the festival’s official channels
Eddie Vedder and Roger Daltrey headline three festival days in the park — book around the Consciência Negra holiday on the Friday. Details.
Saturday 21 November
ZZ Top
São Paulo · Venue yet to be announced
The bearded Texans’ Brazilian run closes in São Paulo after Porto Alegre and Curitiba. Details.
Sunday 22 November
Hot Chip
Audio Club, Barra Funda · Doors 7 p.m., show 9 p.m. · R$440 (about US$85) floor, camarote via Eventim
London synth-pop on the festival weekend’s closing night, with Mexican rockers The Warning opening. Details.
Thursday 26 November
Of Monsters and Men
Audio Club, Barra Funda · Tickets via Ingresse
Icelandic indie folk with a singalong catalogue made for a club night. Details.
Friday 27 November
A Perfect Circle + Puscifer
Suhai Music Hall · Doors 7 p.m., show 9 p.m. · From R$560 (about US$109)
Maynard James Keenan brings both of his bands on one bill — a double set Tool fans will travel for. Details.
Saturday 28 November
Babymetal
Espaço Unimed, Barra Funda · Price from the venue
Japan’s kawaii-metal phenomenon closes the month’s concert calendar. Details.
Sao Paulo in November: holidays and still running
Sunday 1 November
“Miraculous Ladybug: O Show Musical” — final performance
Teatro VillaLobos, Shopping VillaLobos · Tickets via Sympla
The animated hit’s stage musical wraps its São Paulo run — the last family date of the season.
Monday 2 November — national holiday
Finados (All Souls’ Day) · Banks and many shops close
A quiet holiday that stretches the opening weekend; museums and malls keep holiday hours.
Sunday 15 November — national holiday
Proclamação da República · Falls on a Sunday this year
The republic’s proclamation day lands on the Ty Segall Sunday — no extra day off, but a festive weekend.
Friday 20 November — national holiday
Dia da Consciência Negra · Banks and many shops close
Black Consciousness Day, a nationwide holiday since 2024, opens the long Best of Blues and Rock weekend — expect cultural programming across the city.
Through 31 January 2027
MASP: “Histórias latino-americanas”
MASP, Avenida Paulista 1578 · Paid entry; free days midweek — check masp.org.br
Five floors of Latin American art from Mexico to Argentina, the museum’s most ambitious show of the decade. Our full story.
Through 24 January 2027
MAM: 39th Panorama of Brazilian Art
Museu de Arte Moderna, Parque Ibirapuera · Regular museum ticket
Brazil’s most traditional contemporary survey — pair it with a walk through the park. Our full story.
Through 7 February 2027
IMS Paulista: Fernando Lemos retrospective
Instituto Moreira Salles, Avenida Paulista 2424 · Free
Some 400 works mark the surrealist photographer’s centenary — and the rooftop looks over Paulista.
Now showing
Pinacoteca: Beatriz Milhazes
Pinacoteca, Luz district · Price from the venue — check pinacoteca.org.br
A solo show for one of Brazil’s central contemporary painters — combine it with the Museu da Língua Portuguesa next door.
Further ahead: December
December stacks CCXP (3–6 December) and Primavera Sound with Gorillaz and The Strokes (5–6 December) into one week at the district’s two biggest event sites.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the biggest concerts in Sao Paulo in November 2026?
Sepultura’s final concert at Arena Pacaembu on 7 November tops the bill, followed by the Best of Blues and Rock festival with Eddie Vedder and Roger Daltrey at Ibirapuera (20–22 November), plus one-night shows by M.I.A., Ty Segall, Hot Chip, Of Monsters and Men, A Perfect Circle with Puscifer and Babymetal.
Which public holidays fall in November 2026 in São Paulo?
Three national holidays: Finados (All Souls’ Day) on Monday 2 November, Proclamação da República on Sunday 15 November, and Dia da Consciência Negra on Friday 20 November — the last makes a long weekend of 20–22 November.
What can I do in Sao Paulo in November for free?
Free options include the Fernando Lemos retrospective at IMS Paulista, MASP’s free midweek days for “Histórias latino-americanas”, and a car-free Avenida Paulista every Sunday.
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